FAQ

You can find the official exchange rate between foreign currencies and the Czech crown on the Czech National Bank website. You can also find historic exchange rates here. http://www.cnb.cz/en/financial_markets/foreign_exchange_market/exchange_rate_fixing/daily.jsp

You can find all information concerning employment of foreigners in the Czech Republic here: http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/information_for_aliens/frequently_asked_questions/index.html

Contact an employment agency if you are looking for a job in the Czech Republic. You can also use a personnel agency, which will also arrange work for you; however this service is not free on the contrary to services provided by employment agencies. You can find more information about job opportunities here: http://portal.mpsv.cz/eures/prace_v_cr.

Regional offices decide on validation of documents (the Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Education decides on validation of foreign education certificates, which were issued by a foreign school with an education program that takes place following agreement with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Education; the Home Office decides on validation and issues certificates of acknowledgement of equivalence in the field of police and fire prevention activities). You can find more information here: http://www.msmt.cz/international-cooperation-1/recognition-of-qualifications-and-education

You can find information about the precise procedure for health insurance here: http://www.czech.cz/cz/93401-zdravotni-pojisteni-cizincu You find more information about social security on the following websites: http://www.mpsv.cz/cs/603, http://www.mpsv.cz/en/1877

Whether you travel to the Czech Republic as a tourist, student or intend to live here temporarily or, if you need to visit a doctor you will need a document certifying that you have health insurance. You can read information about health insurance for foreigners here: http://www.czech.cz/cz/93401-zdravotni-pojisteni-cizincu

The situation concerning purchase of real property by foreigners was changed and was also simplified on accession of the Czech Republic to the EU from 01 May 2004. All a private individual, a citizen of an EU state (and also any citizen of the SR) requires is permanent or temporary residence in the Czech Republic for at least 3 months and he can acquire real property here (apart from agricultural and forest land, to which stricter rules apply).

The European emergency telephone number 112 also applies in the Czech Republic – if you call this number you will be connected to the police, ambulance or fire brigade.

Some services in the Czech Republic are served in foreign languages. There are 30 state acknowledged religious organisations in the country. You can find information about registered churches and religious associations together with other useful sources here: http://www.mkcr.cz/en/cirkve-a-nabozenske-spolecnosti/default.htm

According to valid Czech Republic legislation if a foreigner wishes to marry in the Czech Republic he is required to append the following documents to the marriage application: valid passport, birth certificate, and certificate of legal capacity for marriage which must include: name and surname, date and place of birth, permanent address, citizenship and marital status (divorced spouses must also submit a divorce certificate and widowed individuals must submit the death certificate of the deceased spouse). If the foreign citizen does not speak Czech, he is required to request a court interpreter be present during the marriage ceremony. You can read more information at: x1 http://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/marriage-between-czech-nationals-and-foreign-nationals-in-the-czech-republic.aspx x1

You can find a summary of the development and value of the minimum wage in the Czech Republic on this website: http://www.mpsv.cz/en/3389

If an offender is under 14 years of age, he is not criminally liable. You can find detailed information about criminal liability here: http://business.center.cz/business/pravo/zakony/trestni-zakonik/cast1h2d4.aspx Driver’s licences for motorised vehicles are divided into groups and sub-groups (Section 81, paragraph 1 of Act no. 361/2000 Coll., Road Traffic Act, as amended). Mopeds and small motorcycles with a maximum speed of 45 km/h can be driven by individuals over 15. Light motorcycles with a cylinder volume up to 125 cc and an output not exceeding 11 kW can be driven by individuals over 16. Other motorised vehicles can be driven by individuals over 18. Drivers are not allowed to drink any alcohol at all when driving in the Czech Republic . Alcohol consumption is permitted from 18 years of age.

If you lose a passport issued in your country you, as a foreign citizen, are required to immediately notify the police station nearest the site of this loss, of the event. The police will write up a protocol of the loss. You must also inform your embassy, which will issue a temporary travel document on the basis of the protocol written up with the local police. You can find a list of embassies in the Czech Republic at: http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-in/CzechRepublic.

You can find a list of embassies in the Czech Republic at: http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-in/CzechRepublic.